(Los Angeles) The Action Movie Bullet Trainpunctuated with gags and black humor, spun at full speed towards the head of the North American box office for its release according to estimates on Sunday by the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations.
Posted at 2:48 p.m.
Adaptation of a best-selling Japanese novel, the feature film depicts seven murderers, more or less pursued by bad luck, who try to liquidate themselves on a high-speed train between Tokyo and Kyoto.
Starring Brad Pitt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Sandra Bullock, Bullet Train grossed $30.1 million for its first weekend in theaters. “A solid start,” according to David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.
The animated movie DC League of Super Petswhich follows the adventures of Superman’s dog, finds itself in second place on the podium with 11.2 million dollars in revenue for its second week in theaters.
The unclassifiable Boop by director Jordan Peele, which oscillates between horror and science fiction, ranks third with 8.5 million dollars for its third week of exploitation.
Oscar-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya portrays a horse trainer frightened by the appearance of mysterious phenomena in the sky of his ranch. But he and his sister (Keke Palmer) are torn between fear and the desire to reach glory by capturing these scenes for social networks.
In fourth, Thor: Love and Thunderthe latest installment in the saga of the Norse Hammer God played by Chris Hemsworth, accompanied by Natalie Portman and Christian Bale, raised $7.6 million ($316 million since its release).
The animated movie Minions: The Rise of Gru tumbles to fifth place with $7.1 million in its sixth week in theaters, for a total of $335 million since its release.
Here is the rest of Top 10 :
6 – Top Gun: Maverick ($7 million)
7 – Where the Crawdads Sing (5.7 million)
8 – easter sunday (5.3 million)
9 – Elvis ($4 million)
10 – Black Phone (1.5 million)